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Today I thought that Bianca was sick. And that would've been really bad because you won't find a vet around here on a Saturday. But then I sat down next to her and asked her what's wrong (like she was going to tell me "I have a headache" or something lol). And she did this. Then...

UPDATE: The vet saw her. It was a feather cyst. He removed it pretty quickly. Because of its size, it was about to rupture the skin anyway. That's why it looked so bruised. No infection, just the feather and fat. He punctured the cyst with a pair of scissors, and then, as he opened the...

I know! At work, we always have a meeting on Mondays and our supervisor usually asks us about what we did during the weekend. Everyone's like "I went to a bar", "I played some sports", "I celebrated my aunt's birthday". And I'm like "Well, I hugged some chickens and that gave me the strength to...

They're pets for me so I handle them a lot. But also purposely examine them once a week or so. I've spotted injuries, small prolapses, flystrike, etc. this way. However, this huge ingrown feather is pretty obvious because it is on a bald patch this chicken has (she's been molting forever). I...

So... I'm still around but I had to take a break from chicken-related stuff. As some of you know, I was separated from my chickens after I had to leave home due to a situation of violence. I still can't afford another place that allows me to keep my chickens so they're being cared by someone...

There's an avian vet who comes to my town every Tuesday. I will ask him about this next Tuesday and I will let you know what he says. The chicken actually has three more of these lumps: two small, skin-colored ones, and one that has been "ruptured" by the feather (the feather came out from...

Is it dangerous? I assume there's risk of infection but how do I know if it's infected and/or needs intervention ASAP?

But it's under the wing / more on her thigh and it looks inflamed...

I have a feeling that I've seen this before but it was smaller. 🤔

I already deep cleaned the whole coop (including nest box and roosts) with a pressure washer. Didn't work and it makes sense because mites have plenty of other places to hide. But I don't think I can wash the whole backyard, I have at least 25 meters of grass and a little brick floor that I've...

I recently took my chronically ill hen Bianca to her annual checkup. There, we discovered that she had red mites. As soon as I went back home, I checked the other hens' feathers and yeah, obviously, they all have red mites. The vet prescribed Ivermectin to be applied topically in each hen's...

So, after an IBV outbreak in my flock, my remaining 3 hens have pretty much stopped laying eggs. They're only 3 years old, so the vet thinks they may have an atrophy in the ovary, as the virus "likes" to attack the reproductive system as well as the respiratory system. And in fact, at least...

Bianca, my chronically ill hen, has an appointment with the vet next Tuesday. Nothing is particularly wrong with her, it's just time for her checkup. However, I've spent some time with the flock today and I realized that Callia is having trouble pooping. It takes her a lot to expel the...

Today I held one of my chickens and her abdomen felt weird to me. I don't know how to explain it. I don't know if I've spent too much time without holding a chicken or if it's actually swollen/distended. I hadn't seen my chickens in about 10 days and I don't know if she is perhaps a bit...

Following BYC people's advice, I introduced the chicks to the dog and told him off as soon as he tried to put his mouth on them. He wasn't trying to eat them, he wanted to play with them, but I let him know that physical contact with them - of any kind - was forbidden. I reinforced that rule...